Clik here to view.
Simpsons sycophant / SAT 7-1-17 / Kanthapura novelist Raja / Place to...
Constructor: David PhillipsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: Raja RAO (42A: "Kanthapura" novelist Raja ___) — Raja Rao (8 November 1908 – 8 July 2006) was an Indian writer of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
1977 Warhol subject / SUN 7-2-17 / Cinematic composer Andre / Zombie flaming...
Constructor: Patrick BlindauerRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"The Long and Winding Road"— black squares form a long and winding road, of sorts, and then some answers need to go (or, maybe, "do it"?)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sign outside a sold-out show / MON 7-3-2017 / Superboy's girlfriend ___ Lang...
Happy Annabel Monday!! CONSTRUCTOR: Randall J. HartmanRELATIVE DIFFICULTY: EasyTHEME: TURKEY - The second word of theme answers mean "things that did poorly": bomb, turkey, flop, bust. THEME...
View ArticleClik here to view.
London football club nicknamed gunners / TUE 7-4-17 / Chopper in Vietnam War...
Constructor: Mangesh Ghogre and Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: JULY (59A: What the beginnings of 17-, 25-, 40- and 52-Across are each a fourth of, phonetically)— each "beginning"...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Travel edition of classic board game / WED 7-5-17 / Quaint commercial suffix...
Constructor: Jake HalperinRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME:[Travel edition of a classic board game?]— same clue for four punny answers:Theme answers:CAR TROUBLELIFE ON THE RUNGO ON...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It uses clicks in lieu of paddles / THU 7-6-17 / Sports category prefix /...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Challenging (Easy, except for one little part, which was a Disaster)THEME: Killing two BIRDS with one STONE (I think)—two Across themers contain the names of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Title Roman tribune of early Wagner opera / FRI 7-7-17 / European textile...
Constructor: Andy KravisRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day: RIENZI (47A: Title Roman tribune of an early Wagner opera) — Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen (Rienzi, the Last of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Climactic scene in Eminem film 8 mile / SAT 7-8-17 / Astrologer known for...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (or deathly, I guess, if you couldn't get proper traction in one or both of those 4x9 corners)THEME: none Word of the Day: bear trap (21A:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hebrew name that means his peace / SUN 7-9-17 / Noted brand once owned by...
Constructor: Will NedigerRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"First for Knowledge"— "Th" sounds turned to "F" sounds; yes, that is it.Theme answers:FREEZE A CROWD (24A: Make lots of people stop in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tel Aviv skyscraper first to be built in Mideast / MON 7-10-17 / Long...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: Medium (skewing Medium-Challenging—about 10 seconds north of normal for a Monday)THEME: WORLD PEACE (62A: Ancient dream of humanity that's hinted at by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Big name in nail polish / TUE 7-11-17 / Matchmaking site since 1997 / Fruit...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:POWER COUPLE (36A: Victoria and David Beckham, e.g. ... or what 17-, 26-, 47- and 57-Across each have, in a way)— the "couple"—"AC"...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Computer that accurately predicted Ike's 1952 election / WED 7-12-17 /...
Constructor: Elayne Boosler and Patrick MerrellRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: Modern-day remakes— famous 20th-century film titles with updated (i.e. "remade," i.e. 21st-century) title elements,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Command in Macbeth / THU 7-13-17 / Product whose jingle uses Dragnet theme
Constructor: Lewis E. RothleinRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: X MARKS THE SPOT (15D: Treasure hunt phrase ... or a hint to seven Across answers)— seven squares that have SPOT in the Across direction,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beach grass that prevents erosion / FRI 7-14-17 / Onetime owner of Skype /...
Constructor: Patrick BerryRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:none Word of the Day: SEA OATS (13D: Beach grass that prevents erosion) — Uniola paniculata or sea oats, also known as seaside oats, araña, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Video game character rescued by Link / SAT 7-15-17 / Incredible in modern...
Constructor: Zachary SpitzRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Jack OAKIE (29D: Oscar nominee for "The Great Dictator") — Jack Oakie (November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Five Norwegian kings / SUN 7-16-17 / Nighty-night wear / Bird bills / Actress...
Constructor: Andrea Carla Michaels and Pete MullerRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: DRINKS ALL AROUND (29D: "It's on me!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters)— Drinks are "all around"...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rod-shaped bacterium / MON 7-17-17 / Brand of sheepskin boots / Annoying...
Constructor: Tom McCoyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: ODDS AND ENDS (55A: Miscellany ... or a description of the final words in 15-, 23-, 30-, 38- and 43-Across) — final words of themers are both odds...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Colonial-era headgear / TUE 7-18-17 / Cleverness thought of too late to use /...
Constructor: Michael HawkinsRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: ON THE UP AND UP (42A: Straight-shooting)— two other themers start with devices that can take you up (or down, actually, but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Made for moments sloganeer / WED 7-19-17 / Line from Student Prince...
Constructor: Michael S. Maurer and Pawel FludzinskiRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:DRINK DRINK DRINK (32A: Line from "The Student Prince" appropriate for this puzzle)— this puzzle contains various...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Edward VII familiarly / THU 7-20-17 / Shorthand system inventor Pitman /...
Constructor: Randolph RossRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (my exceedingly slow time was probably highly idiosyncratic)THEME: ugh, I don't know, some puns on interrogative words or something god...
View Article